El-faiyum
[el fahy-yoom, fey-] /ˌɛl faɪˈyum, feɪ-/
noun
1.
(def 2).
/ɛl faɪˈjuːm/
noun
1.
a city in N Egypt: a site of towns going back at least to the 12th dynasty. Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
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